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Tianlong-3 propao: Kineski odgovor Falconu 9 ostaje na tlu

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Tianlong-3 propao: Kineski odgovor Falconu 9 ostaje na tlu

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  • Tianhuo-12 motori prekinuli rad u 127. sekundi leta
  • Treći kineski neuspjeh u orbiti ove godine
  • 17 tona tereta ostalo bez orbite – što sada s Mjesečevim planovima?

Devet Tianhuo-12 motora trebalo je podići 72-metarski kolos s 17 tona tereta u nisku Zemljinu orbitu, ali je u 127. sekundi leta došlo do anomalije koja je prekinula misiju. Space Pioneer, tvrtka iza projekta, potvrdila je neuspjeh satima kasnije preko državne agencije Xinhua, dok su amaterski snimci s terena već cirkulirali društvenim mrežama — prikazivali su nestabilan let prije nego što je raketa nestala iz kadra.

Ovo nije prvi problem Tianlong-3: u lipnju 2024. je tijekom statičkog testa došlo do neplaniranog uzleta prvog stupnja koji je završio eksplozijom, što je natjeralo regulatore na preispitivanje dizajna. Raketa je trebala biti ključna za kineske planove gradnje megakonstelacija i lunarnu logistiku, s kapacitetom od 22 tone u LEO-u.

Njegov pad znači ne samo gubitak hardvera, već i kašnjenje u rasporedu misija koje oslanjaju na ponovljivu upotrebu — koncept koji Kina još uvijek pokušava usavršiti.

Dizajniran za ponovnu upotrebu i konkurenciju SpaceXu, Tianlong-3 otkriva pukotine u kineskoj komercijalnoj svemirskoj ambiciji

Dizajniran za ponovnu upotrebu i konkurenciju SpaceXu, Tianlong-3 otkriva pukotine u kineskoj komercijalnoj svemirskoj ambiciji📷 © Tech&Space

Dizajniran za ponovnu upotrebu i konkurenciju SpaceXu, Tianlong-3 otkriva pukotine u kineskoj komercijalnoj svemirskoj ambiciji

Problem s Tianlong-3 nije izolirani slučaj: kineska svemirska industrija suočava se s rastućim pritiskom da ubrza inovacije uz održivu sigurnost. Dok SpaceX redovito lansira i vraća Falcon 9, kineske tvrtke kao Space Pioneer još uvijek se bore s osnovama — a svaki neuspjeh produbljuje jaz u pouzdanosti.

Prema dostupnim informacijama, istraga se usredotočuje na performanse drugog stupnja i sustav kontrole leta, ali službene izjave još uvijek izostaju. Space Pioneer se ograničio na kratku izjavu u kojoj se "ispričava partnerima", bez detalja o uzroku ili rokovima za sljedeći pokušaj.

To ostavlja otvorenim pitanje hoće li tvrtka uspjeti ispoštovati planiranih 140 lansiranja koje Kina cilja ove godine — ili će morati usporiti tempo.

Kineska svemirska industrija mora učiti iz svojih grešaka i poboljšavati svoje tehnologije kako bi se mogla natjecati s vodećim svemirskim silama. Tianlong-3 je bio važan korak u tom smislu, ali njegov neuspjeh pokazuje da još uvijek ima mnogo toga za učiti. Kina mora uložiti više u istraživanje i razvoj kako bi se mogla držati koraka sa svjetskim trendovima.

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